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If you’re cool you know the Wii will be available next Saturday at midnight in a number of different places. If you’re prepared you’re clutching your pre-order and having trouble sleeping. If you’re a tenacious procrastinator without a job (or significant other) you’re camping outside some retailer playing your DS starfox/advancewars/mariokart/pokemon (building up your collection in anticipation for diamond or pearl) waiting for your Wii. If you’re lucky your significant other is waiting with you.

I assume you’ve gotten your room ready. Pushed the couch back, perhaps even bought a smaller coffee table. Detached your Xbox from the component inputs on your receiver and put it into storage (lord knows there’s no reason to keep that relic). You’ve probably called your friends and set up a party for Sunday. If you’re really hard core you’ve been adjusting your sleeping schedule and stocking up on energy drinks to help facilitate your party at midnight (less likely to have the sun interfere with the wii-mote).

You’ve certainly pre-ordered some games. Zelda of course, sure the graphics will be a little disappointing but you know that the fishing mini-game is going to totally make up for it (is there a better application for the wii-mote?). You’ve probably ordered some other game as well, maybe a good party game like Rayman or Monkeyball in case Wii-Sports isn’t enough to keep your party going. Perhaps you were brave and risked the first person shooter knowing that the wii-mote will be the ultimate fps interface. Redsteel or Call of Duty? The risk is that the controls may take an iteration or two for the developers to really nail it–for sure Metroid will be awesome but that’s not a launch game. The guy at the counter probably told you to pick up Trauma Center because he played it at his conference and it was freaking great. Of course you’ve already beat it on the DS and you’re unsure of the value it could provide during your Wii-Day party. If you’re more conservative you may still pick up excite truck because of the reviews it’s getting, but if you were more conservative you probably wouldn’t be getting a Wii and you certainly wouldn’t be reading this blog (liberals only please). Of course Wii-Sports will be included and you know it will be a blast. But what about the four-player games? Do they justify the purchase of the two extra remotes (with which you’d have to buy the nunchucks for your party game purchase) that gets expensive 40$ x 3 (wii-mote) + 20$ x 3 (nunchucks) = $180. Here’s my advice: Don’t buy all four now. Get one extra with a nunchuck. Wait for a third party version with rechargeable batteries and a cordless nunchuck (there will probably be a first party cordless nunchuck but not for a while). To keep your party going don’t rely on the Wii alone. Make sure there is plenty of drink and a number of Dual Screens running The New Super Mario Brothers.

You seem prepared. There are still some unanswered questions. What’s the final secret? Is there a final secret? I expect there is and my prediction is that it’s Wii-Play included with the Wii-Mote. I wouldn’t be suprised if there was some sort of voice over IP included as well (the only real justification for the wii-connect 24 that I can figure out). I’m still holding out for the 3D projection solution that has been rumored as I’m sure you are. Although together wii know that it’s unlikely. Perhaps for the next Nintendo console will have it (in three years) which will be more resolute than the PS3 and 360 combined (yeah I said it! 1800p BABY!) that console will sell for roughly 300$ making the purchase of the Wii and the Nintendo Next-Revolution less than the total cost of a premium PS3 (not to diss on the thrice, I will get one… as soon as I have a lot more money).

Wii-Day is near. Be patient, it’s hard I know. Ive been passing time by listening to wii-casts and pouring over the internets scraping up every nugget of info. Breathe… take a Lamaze class if you have to… focus… wii’re almost there.

So Say Wii All!